Cushioned tire wheel



March 31. 1925. 1,531,525

` P. SZEREMETA' CUSHIONED TIRE WHEEL Filed lJuly 30, 1924 /lllllllll Il) Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

PETERKSZEREMETA, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS..

' cUsHIoNED TIRE WHEEL.

Applicationy med July so, 1924. serial No; 729,155.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER SZEREMETA, a citizen of Poland, residin in Chicago, in the county of Cook and t have invented certain new and useful 4Improvements in Cushioned Tire Vheels; and

I do declare the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to whichv it appertains to `make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,` and to t-he letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. j

My invention relates to Wheels for automobiles and other Wheeled vehicles. for its objects to provide a cushioned Wheel possessing resiliency, strength, puncture r e` sisting properties, durability, smoothness 1n running and otherwise adding to the efficiency of Wheels of thisgeneral type. To the accomplishment ofthe .foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafter described and then sought to be clearly deined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a wheel with parts in section;

Figure 2 is a cross section through the Wheel rim and associated parts;

Figure 3 is a perspective of details of parts se arated from one another.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a Wheel rim of any suitable type and Which Will be provided With a cushioned tire formed as follows. vulcanized rubber which Will be encased'in a tread casing or shoe 3 of rubber or suitable tire-forming fabric. Connected With the inner face or portion of the rubber core 2 there is a spring 4 formed of heavy spring steel bent to form a series of arches 5 Which at their meeting endsare formed With coiled loops 6 through which and through the rubber core will pass bolts 7 by which the spring and core will be connected together. The rubber core is recessed or formed with cavities 8 at the juncture of the arches of the spring to receive the coil loops of the spring, and metal bands 9 are applied to the exterior of the core Where the recesses or cavities are formed so as to afford reinforcement and strength at such points, the bands being seate of Illinois,

It has It has a core 2 of solidl cured in placelby lthelnutted'bolts 7l which connect together the core and its arched formed spring. Opposite to the coils 6 of the arched springs are placed blocks 11 of l` soft vulcanized rubber to constitute elastic cushions at such points to take strains and contribute tothe strength and resiliency of the tire and reduce to the minimum the possibility offbreakage or fracture.` These cushions( are yconnected orcoupled to the solid rubber core by vvmeans of 'saddle-loops 12 held in place by the bolts 7 Which pass through the legs of the saddles and by hookbolts 13 Which pass through cavitiesv 14;

formedin the cushion-blocks and are held in place 4by nuts 15 applied to their threaded ends Which bear against Washers 16 seated in faces of the blocks,-thehook ends of the bolts passing through the saddles V12 as illustrated. The-cushion blocks 'are also formed at opposite endsy Withrecesses- 17 which receive the adjacent portionsof the spring arches Where they spring from the connecting coils of the arches. Thus the cushion blocks are held against displacement and the arches are reinforced and braced attheir abutments.

By the construction described there is formed a cushioned tire having the advan` tages of a pneumatic tire Without the disadless defiations. tending vulcanized rubber core alfords resil-` iency in the direction of the axle and to a greater or less extent circumferentially so as to lessen shocks and vibrations. The arched springs and rubber cushions also give greater strength and durability to the tire and serve to minimize shocks and smoother running of the vehicle, and the several resilient members associated as shown contribute to greater co-operative eiiicienoy. r

' While the details of each of the severall parts illustrated and described is preferred there may be changes made thereinwithout departure fromy the scope of the invention as sought to be defined by some of the appended claims. The tire having the char-y acteristic features illustrated may be applied to a motor or other Vehicle Wheel under the clincher oir any of the standard types in use Where the construction admits of the application of a tire of the character indicated.

afford A up 85 vantages arising from punctures and more ory The c1rcumferent1a`lly eX- Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim isz- 1. A wheel rim, and a cushioned tire comrisin' a circumferentiall dis osed core P a v fcushioning blocks lying between the rim and core, and a spring formedof arched members disposed between the core andl wheel rim. v

2. A wheel rim, and a cushioned tire ycom prising a circumferentially disposed core,

cushioning blocks lyingI betweenthe rim and core, andiv a spring iiormedfoi arched members. dspeeed between therk eore and 3. A wheel rim, and a, cushioned tire, c9111,-

\ prising a circuinerentially disposed core, cushioning blocks lying between( the rim and core, a spring Jformedy of' arched members.

disposed between the core and. wheel rim.y

and Jformed with coilsattheir adjacent ends, and means passing through the coils and core to vconnect the; spring and core together.

r4L, A wheelrim, and. ,a cushioned tinecom- PlSHg e` ereumferentielly disposed Cere,I cushioning blocks lying between therim and f core, a spring formed ,of arched members; disposed between the core and, wheel rim` and formed withE coils attheir adjacent ends,l

means passing through the coils and core to connect, the sprine andcore. together, and means couplingL the cushioned locks and core together.`

A'wheel rim, and a cushioned tire comprising a circum-ferentially disposed core, cushioning blocks lying between the rimand core, a spring formed of arched members disposed between the core and wheel rim and formed with coils at their adjacent ends, bolts lpassing through-the coils and coreto connect thespring and core;y together, sad',- dle-loops secured by said bolts,4 and hookmembers engagggingy the saddle-loops and coupling the cushionfblocks and core to,- gether. i

6, vA vszlceel rim, a cushioned tirecom- .prising as circumerentially disposed resilient kcore7 cushioning blocks lying between the rindand corej ai spring, formed` of arched members.v disposedgbetween* the core and wheel rim, the, core and'. cushioned blocks being recessed toreceiye the adjacent ends` of the arched members and means coupling* the core and cushioned blocks one to the other; 4

In testimony whereof-Y I affix my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.y

PETER SZEREMETA. 

